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Jul 2022
Last Updated: 15/07/2022
Firefighter photos reveal extent of Harrogate district field fire
The crop fire near Ripon was one of two within minutes in the Harrogate district as the land becomes increasingly parched at harvest time.
Photos released by Harrogate firefighters have revealed the extent of yesterday's field fire near Ripon.
The blaze, which occurred just after 4pm at Hutton Bank, Sharow, was one of two crop fires in the district as the heatwave hits.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log says:
"Ripon and Harrogate crews attended reports of a field of standing crops on fire.
"They requested a further four appliances due to the 300m fire front. Crews worked with the farmer to extinguish the fire. Incident has been scaled down now."
Minutes later crews from York, Northallerton and Colburn attended a large field fire measuring approx 100 metres at Dishforth.
They used pitchforks and beaters and a hose reel to extinguish the flames.
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